Kenny Johnson Interview | Actors With Dyslexia
Kenny Johnson's career as an actor got off to a rough start. His dyslexia caused difficulty with reading scripts and taking acting classes. Now, Kenny is a successful actor who has starred...
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Hi, my name is Kenny Johnson. I'm an actor. I have dyslexia.When I first wanted to get into acting, I'd gone through school, high school,not being able to read.When I was 23,I was afraid to go to a class because I tried one cold reading class.And cold reading is where, you know, you take the thing, you look down, you get the line, youlook back up and you deliver the line. And I couldn't read it. And I rememberthe teacher getting really angry at me because I would open the book and I,you know, she'd say, "Kenny!" And I'd go up, I'd look downand I didn't know what was on the page.So she would say, "Read." And I'm like, "I can't do this."She&...
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Hi, my name is Kenny Johnson. I'm an actor. I have dyslexia.When I first wanted to get into acting, I'd gone through school, high school,not being able to read.When I was 23,I was afraid to go to a class because I tried one cold reading class.And cold reading is where, you know, you take the thing, you look down, you get the line, youlook back up and you deliver the line. And I couldn't read it. And I rememberthe teacher getting really angry at me because I would open the book and I,you know, she'd say, "Kenny!" And I'd go up, I'd look downand I didn't know what was on the page.So she would say, "Read." And I'm like, "I can't do this."She&...
